With 20 previously unreleased performances, many rare photos, and producer Ralph Rinzler’s comprehensive notes, this is the definitive collection of two earlier volumes entitled Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley’s. These LP’s introduced the world to Doc Watson and played an important role in the folk revival of the ’60s. Featured are Gaither Carlton, Clint Howard, Fred Price, Jack Burchett, and others. Compiled by Ralph Rinzler, Matt Walters and Jeff Place. Annotated by Ralph Rinzler.
– Disc 1 –
1 Crawdad Song
2 I’m Sitting on Top of the World
3 Lee Highway Blues
4 Free Little Bird
5 The Coo-Coo Bird
6 Rising Sun Blues
7 Looking T’ward Heaven
8 Rambling Hobo
9 Rambling Hobo
10 Shady Grove
11 Cumberland Gap
12 Tough Luck
13 Humpbacked Mule
14 My Home’s Across the Blue Ridge Mountains
15 Way Down Town
16 Banks of the Ohio
17 Little Sadie
18 Carroll County Blues
19 Cluck Old Hen
20 Chilly Winds (Lonesome Road Blues)
21 Sweet Heaven When I Die
22 Fire on the Mountain
23 Will the Circle Be Unbroken
24 Daniel Prayed
25 Amazing Grace
– Disc 2 –
1 Sally Ann
2 Richmond Blues
3 Old Ruben
4 Willie Moore
5 Walking Boss
6 Shout Lulu
7 Skillet Good and Greasy
8 Pretty Little Pink
9 Run, Jimmie, Run
10 Hicks’ Farewell
11 The Old Man at the Mill
12 A Short Life of Trouble
13 Brown’s Dream
14 Footprints in the Snow
15 I’m Going Back to Jericho
16 Peg and Awl
17 Maggie Walker Blues
18 God’s Gonna Ease My Troublin’ Mind
19 I Saw a Man at the Close of Day
20 Handsome Molly
21 John Henry
22 Honey Babe Blues
23 Wayfaring Pilgrim